Posts Tagged ‘rabbit meat’

Rabbit Colony Free Feeder

Posted in Rabbits, tagged , , , , , on December 22, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

This fall we’re experimenting with a rabbit colony setup. This experiment is ongoing, so we cannot yet say whether or not it’s successful. One nice characteristic of the colony, though, is that we can quickly feed and water several rabbits at the same time. To feed the rabbits, we made a rabbit feeder comparable to […]

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Dispatching Rabbits

Posted in Rabbits, tagged , , , on December 5, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

We’ve had some questions about how we dispatch rabbits when processing them. We’ve had a lot of success with the method detailed in this YouTube video: We’ve found this method is quick and humane. Additionally, it requires no special tools as long as you have a broomstick around. I hope this helps those of you […]

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Growing out Rabbits Over Winter (Part 2 of 2)

Posted in Rabbits, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on November 30, 2016 | 1 Comment »

In Part 1 I gave an overview of our rabbit grow out practices in the growing season, and profiled a rabbit breeder’s choices for growing out rabbits in winter. Here I will detail the grow out method we are using this winter. This winter we are using our portable rabbit tractors as grow out pens […]

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Growing Out Rabbits Over Winter (Part 1 of 2)

Posted in Rabbits, tagged , , , on November 29, 2016 | 1 Comment »

Winter presents a number of challenges on the homestead, one of which is how to grow out rabbits. Today I’ll explain our grow out method for the growing seasons, and what we do in winter! When grass is growing, we grow out meat rabbits or replacement breeders in portable pens we call rabbit tractors. To learn […]

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November Classes: Goats 101 and Raising Rabbits

Posted in Goats, Rabbits, tagged , , , , on November 9, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Goats 101 Class Saturday 11/12, 2-4pm Join us Saturday for our popular Goats 101 class! We’ll focus on goats for pets, dairy, and land clearing. This class is family friendly, with opportunities to brush the goats, and get a squirt or two of milk out of the does, too! The class will cover handling goats, goat health check, […]

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Reusable Ice Sheets, Perfect for Transporting Milk Home

Posted in Food & Beverage, Household, tagged , , , , , , on November 4, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

We all have situations where we need to keep things cold. For some of you, that includes transporting home your farm fresh herdshare milk! For that situation and many others, I highly recommend flexible ice sheets. Here are some that are a great value. We bought these about a year and half ago, and they’re […]

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Come Shop! August Special & Offerings

Posted in Food & Beverage, tagged , , , on August 3, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

August Special For the month of August we are offering a FREE kombucha SCOBY or milk kefir grains with any purchase! We love making and drinking kombucha and kefir, enjoying the nutritive qualities of each. Here are our instructions for brewing kombucha andkefir. Contact Us to setup a time to come by and shop. Current […]

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August Events at the Farm

Posted in Goats, Meat Chickens, Rabbits, tagged , , , , , , , on August 3, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Goats 101 Class Saturday August 13th, 10am! This month we are again offering our popular Goats 101 class! We’ll focus on goats as pets or dairy, land clearing, and proper fencing. This class is family friendly, with opportunities to brush the goats, and get a squirt or two of milk out of the does, too! The class will […]

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Raising Rabbits Class This Saturday & Rabbits for Sale

Posted in Rabbits, tagged , , , on July 6, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

We are offering a Raising Rabbits class this Saturday from 10am-12pm. Come learn all about raising rabbits! This class will be relevant if you’re interested in having  rabbits as pets, showing, doing 4H, or raising your own meat. Get hands-on experience with handling rabbits and performing basic care. The class will include an optional rabbit processing […]

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Upcoming Classes: Goats 101 & Raising Rabbits

Posted in Goats, Rabbits, tagged , , , , , , on May 31, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Goats 101 Class Saturday June 18 at 10am We are offering our Goats 101 class again! Come get hands-on experience with goats, and learn about daily care, health care, milking, and more. Raising Rabbits Class Saturday July 9 at 10am In the Raising Rabbits class we’ll cover all the basics of raising rabbits: housing, feed, breeding, and […]

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Rabbit Tractors

Posted in Rabbits, tagged , , , on March 26, 2015 | 1 Comment »

We have rabbits living in portable pens, or tractors, now! We mentioned this in our last Friday on the Farm post, and here’s a video of the rabbit tractors.  This is our first attempt at rabbit tractors, so of course there are a few updates we want to make after seeing them in use. Overall, though, […]

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First Rabbit Litter Progress

Posted in Rabbits, tagged , , , , , , on December 6, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

It has been just under 3 weeks since two of our Silver Fox does kindled. It has been cold most of that time so we have only seen two of the kits venture outside of their nesting box. We checked in on them today to see how they are progressing and were pleased with the […]

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Our Rabbit and Hog Breeds are Featured by Slow Food USA’s Ark of Taste!

Posted in Food & Beverage, Hogs, Rabbits, tagged , , , on September 30, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Are you familiar with the Slow Food movement? It was started in the 1980s as a reaction to the opening of a McDonald’s in Rome. People had enough of “fast food” that comes at the expense of health, taste, and culture. Now, Slow Food is an international organization whose mission is “good, clean and fair food […]

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